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Poem
December 24, 1756
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A poem describing a violent storm with thunder, lightning, and rain, using martial imagery, then attributing the scene's power to God's supreme control over the universe and spirits.
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Upon a STORM.
Gloomy tempest rising from the main,
With midnight darkness hides the heav'nly plain;
The clouds display their sable files on high,
Fraught with the dread artillery of the sky.
The rainy Auster, with tempestuous flight
Pours from his caverns, and provokes the night.
With sudden flashes all the welkin glows,
And with full force the winged squadrons close:
Hark! rushing clouds commence the rolling war,
And angry thunders grumble from afar;
The bolts impetuous through the aether fly,
And floods of rain confound the liquid sky.
Say, knowing goddess, what superior pow'r
Restrains the thunder in this dreadful hour?
'Tis thou, great God, whose uncontested sway
All parts of wide immensity obey.
Fix'd by thy power, and made at thy command,
Ten thousand orbs in graceful order stand.
Unnumber'd spirits fall before thy throne,
Thou great, eternal, infinite and one.
Gloomy tempest rising from the main,
With midnight darkness hides the heav'nly plain;
The clouds display their sable files on high,
Fraught with the dread artillery of the sky.
The rainy Auster, with tempestuous flight
Pours from his caverns, and provokes the night.
With sudden flashes all the welkin glows,
And with full force the winged squadrons close:
Hark! rushing clouds commence the rolling war,
And angry thunders grumble from afar;
The bolts impetuous through the aether fly,
And floods of rain confound the liquid sky.
Say, knowing goddess, what superior pow'r
Restrains the thunder in this dreadful hour?
'Tis thou, great God, whose uncontested sway
All parts of wide immensity obey.
Fix'd by thy power, and made at thy command,
Ten thousand orbs in graceful order stand.
Unnumber'd spirits fall before thy throne,
Thou great, eternal, infinite and one.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Storm Tempest
Thunder Lightning
Rain Clouds
God Power
Immensity Universe
Religious Praise
Poem Details
Title
Upon A Storm.
Subject
Upon A Storm
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Gloomy Tempest Rising From The Main,
With Midnight Darkness Hides The Heav'nly Plain;
Say, Knowing Goddess, What Superior Pow'r
Restrains The Thunder In This Dreadful Hour?
'Tis Thou, Great God, Whose Uncontested Sway
All Parts Of Wide Immensity Obey.
Thou Great, Eternal, Infinite And One.